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Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-28
M. SASSON'S VALET.


In 1865 M. Paul Sasson resided on the
Boulevard de Neuiily, Paris. He was d
speculator and tinancier and about so
years of age. He was married and had
q daughter Corinrc and son Charles
He kept up an expensive establishment
and WAS reputed rich. Early in the year
named he became reserved and morose
and was constantly talking to his family
about their extravaganza and the neces-
sity of reducing expenses. At length he
grew almost violent in his conduct to-
ward his family and the greatest for
bearance had to be exercised by them.
Oct 81 NJ Sasson went to the city
carly. About noon he returned with a
van. and set several men to work remov-
ing the pictures from the parlors. He
was very stern, and took no notice of his
family, who did not expostulate. He
returned to the city, and was not home
until late. The next morning at break
fast he informed his family that he was
about to curtaiI his establishment, and
to that end had resolved to move into
smaller and less pretentious dwelling
Have you suffered such heavy losses
as to render this necessary his wife
asked. s It is very inopportune just at
this juncture, when Corinne expects soon
to receive proposal of marriage"
Let her marry whom she pleases," he
replied, roughly; she will soon bring
him to poverty with her extravaganza
'.She is sought by worthy gentle
man, = the son said, land the connection
IS in every way desirable
1T is proper for you not to interfere
In such matters, Z the father said; you
will have enough to do to attend to your
own cares in life You have already
failed in two examinations at college,
and have shown yourself incompetent for
anything.
II am competent the son replied,
with warmth, ITO protect my mother
and sister. =
sInsolcntls exclaimed his father; and,
rushing toWaid him, he clenched his
fist as though to strike him.
Nine Season interposed her person
between the irate man and his SON. M.
Sasson ground his teeth with rage, and
then struck his wife violent blow over
the side of the head The SON was ready
to erapple with his father. but his
mother entreated him to forbear. Soon
afteward nj. sasson quilted the house,
After brief consultation Mime. sas-
son resolved to seek refuge with her sis
ter. and her children agreed to accom-
panv her. Trunks were hastily packed
and preparations made for immediate de-
parture. While her children were en-
gagged in this work Mime. Sasson went
fo 8 bureau where her husband kept q
revolver.
ssff he should return and see US pre-
pairing for departure he might do some
thing desperate. she So ID to herself.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-28
A Snug sum.

Wife (reading the paper 9 Here is an
account of a man in Iowa who has sold
his wife for seventy five dollars. Isn't it
dreadful2n
Husband Qhoughtfully)-"Wel +
dunno. Seventy-five dollars is q good
deal Of money. '-Neao York Sun.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-28

Ascheme is being promoted by soIne
French capitalists for the construction
of railway through tunnelto be car
.Iied under the sound from Denmark to
Sweden.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
i STARTLING FACT.

IL Is not commonly known that q largo
proportion of the rheumatism and neu-
ralgia extant is traceable directly 70 the
diseased condition or imperfect action Of
the kidneys and liver; therefore,a remedy
which cures the resulting disease must
have found and smitten the first cause.
Many persons, using .Athlophoros for
rheumatism and neuralgia have been
surprised to find that chronic disorders Of
the liver and kidneys have also been.
greatly relieved and they have written
toran explanation. The fact is, that the
remedy acts directly on these organs,
cleansing them from all Irritating sub
stances and regulating their action. Taken
in connection with Athlophoros Pills this
is, without exception, the most valuable
kidney and liver remedy in the world, and
will cure a large proportion of those VINO
have these diseases. 49,, rs.... + go. +
Charles F. Griffin, Stuart, Iowa, says:
II have not had an ache or pain of rhell-
matism since used the Athlophoros, which
is now over year ago. For three months
my store was closed, not being able to at
tend to my business at all. My joiuts
were swollen and there did not seem to "e
any part of my body that did not ache.
After suf1ering.in this way until the pain
was almost beyond endurance, ! went to-
the Coliax Springs to try the effects of the
water. The day [ left home | had to be
carried down stairs. After remaining ut
the Spring month l came back, being
some better. After being home afew weeks
weeks had q relapse. It was at this time
that learned of Athlophoros. Isent for
q bottle of it and in fifteen minutes after /
had taken tie first dose 1 felt its effects, and
when I had finished the third bottle I was
well. Ihave not had any rheumatism since.
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
and Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought Of the druggist the Athlo-
phoros Co., liz Wall ST., New York, will
send either carriage paid) on receipt Of
regular price, which is SLIGO per bottle
for Athlophoros and Soc for Pills.
>. For liver and kidney diseases dyspepsia IT,
digestion, weakness, nervous debility diseases
Of women, constipation, headache, impure
blood, &C.,. Athlophoros Pills are unequaled. II
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
HEAVY GAS BILL.

A Case Of Lost Meter in tho Archiepisco-
pal Palace in st. Louis.
''The heaviest gas bill ever paid by one
private consumer, for gas furnished at his
residence, that u.s." remarked a gas man to
reporter of the Missouri Repub lean, twas
one paid short time ago by Archbishop
Kenrick. How big do you suppose it was?"
II couldn't imagine.''
Something over $780,"
"For gas used at his house2"
eyes, SIR"
CHOW did it happena Was it Illuminating
for the President and Mrs. Cleveland"
mo, it was a case Of lost meter. You
see, each year the records are gone over
and brought into new book, and it some
times happens, through the carelessness of
a clerk or for some other reason, that the
transfer to the new book is not properly
made. The list of meters in each district
is made up and given to the inspectors,
and, of course, if house number does not
appear in the inspectors book he does not
60 into the house to investigate The only
thing that there is to go on is the list. He
can't go behind the returns. Well, as am
telling you, the meter in the Archbishop's
house was not properly entered, and we
knew nothing at all about it IN
til one day one of the members of his family
came down and lodged a complaint about
the working of the gas in the house. We
looked the matter up, and it did not appear
that his Grace had any gas or was using
any meter: There was nothing on the books
to show it. We turned back to last year,
and there was nothing there; to- the year
before, and there was nothing there; and
so the chase was kept up all the way back
to 1878, when it was evident what sort of
mistake had been made. Gas had been
burning for ten years in the house and we
had known nothing about it, The meter
had ground itself completely out, so that it
could give us no consolation whatever
The matter was brought to the Archbish-
ops attention, and he at once wrote to the
Office and told us to make out bill for
whatever might be the proper amount. 1t
was rather difficult bill to make out, and
the only way we could get at it was to take
the average of the monthly bills rendered
at the house for the last two years Of which
we had record and compute the amount due
in that way. It amounted, as 1 said, to
something over $3.50. His Grace sent in q
check the next day, thus having the honor
and pleasure of paying the largest individ.
ual gas bill on record. Of course part of the
gas was charged for on the old basis of $3.50:
and part on the new"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
MR.. BAYARD'S INTENDED,
Miss MarkOe, and the Historical Family to
Which She Belongs.

Miss Markoe, and the Historical Family to
Which She Belongs.
Miss Sophie Dallas Markoe, who it is said
is to marry Secretary of State Bayard, has
relatives living in St. Paul in the person of
DR.. j. q. Markoe and his brother, writes
correspondent from the Minnesota capital
Miss Markoe was born in Washington, and
IS now nearly forty years of age, although
looking younger. Frank Marlxoe, her
father, was the first secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution, and held several impor-
tant positions in Washington. He fell into
disrepute during the war because of his
sympathies with the South, in consequence
of which he lost fortune and died poor
man, leaving his family in destitute circum-
stances. Miss Markoe's great grand-uncle,
Abram Markoe, who was also DR.. Markoe's
grandfather, was the first Captain of the
Philadelphia City Troop a we'll known mill
tary organization of the last century, to
which he presented a stand of COL
ors after which the United States flag was
modelled. This relative was the owner of
the square bounded by Chestnut Mar
ket, Eighth and Ninth streets, in Phila-
delphia, and when the question Of the loca-
| ton Of the National capital had not yet been
settled he donated the south half of the
block for Washington's residence. Upon this
site now stands the postofice building
Miss Markoe has been employed in the State
Department since 1879 or 1880, as also has
her sister Mary, who has charge of the
Translation of foreign letters. At the time
James G.. Blaine was appointed Secretary
of State law was passed forbidding two
members of the same family holding posi-
tons in the same. department., and he ex-
pressed himself as determined that the law
should be obeyed. The head clerk brought
the Markoe case before the Secretary and
asked which one of the sisters should be
| discharged. Mr.. Blaine personally exam
med their work, and informed the clerk
that one of the young ladies was indispensa-
BILE in view of her knowledge of the Ian
guages, and the other kept the records in
such systematic order that he would dis
charge neither. Miss Markoe has three sis
tiers, two Of whom are married, and two
brothers, one married and living in Balti-
more and the other an engineer in the en-
ploy of the Government.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23

His Majesty and myself against my friend
and Prince Abel. It was soon apparent that
neither Of our dusky partners knew much
about the game. Thakambau especially
could not resist the pleasure of taking his
partners trick and invariably played his
highest cards whenever it came his turn to
play. The fact that an ace took king too
seemed to cause him considerable annoy
ance as being derogatory to the kingly
dignity. Altogether it was a game played
under difficulties and our opponents won.
However, the picturesqueness Of the sur
roundings and the strange character of my
partner amply compensated for the defect.
Twenty years before Thakambau had been
notorious cannibal. How many Of the
human race had found resting place in his
capacious stomach it would be impossible
to estimate. In his earlier years, when
King OF Nebau, his chief invariably asked
him whether he would take ''puaka belava"
or ''puka decua" for dinner. The former
means long pig, that is human flesh, and the
latter real pig. Joints of both were in those
days always kept in the royal larder. It
took the missionaries many years to wean
the Fijians from this horrible custom, and
probably the introduction of cattle into the
islands had as much to do with abolishing it
as any thing else. Addressing meeting to
missionaries in 1854, Thakambau promised
to give up the practice save in the. case of
prisoners taken in battle; these, however,
were still to be eaten, for said he: 1T
is right that the beasts of my warriors
should be the graves of my enemies" It
was not until the death Of his father,
Tanoe, in 1867, that he formally forbade
cannibaism and became Christian. In the
course of several conversations with Tha-
kambau on the subject of eating human
flesh learnt that the methods of cooking in
the Fiji Islands differed considerably from
those in vogue in New Zealand. The meat
was cut up in small pieces previous to cook
ing it, II was then wrapped IN plantain
leaves and tied up with fiber and placed in
an oven in the ground and allowed to cook
until the leaves and fiber were reduced to
ashes. The heads were made into soup.
Thakambau told me that his father never
offered any thing but "pauka belava" to
chief, and as visits from the petty chieftains
OF the numerous islands of the group were
frequent the sacrifice of life was terrible
The victims were always selected from the
slave classes, who never knew from day to
day when they would be called upon to fur
nish feast for the palace. It was always
the custom to kill and eat the old and de-
crepid when they became burden upon
their relatives. Thakambau spoke of the
custom with undisguised disgust, and dur
ing the last year of his life did his utmost
to wean his people fromit. Indeed, so strong
~ did he express his condemnation of it that
it was hard to realize, as sat at his table in
1882, that had visited him few years be-
fore should probably have occupied place
on his sideboard.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
RETRosPEcTloN.

Who that mas passed LIES glorious prime
And reached its quiet evening time,
But loves, oft times, to go >
Backward on memory lightning wings,
To live among the happy things
That persisted long agof L. ~
The singing birds and blooming flowers
That blessed our childhood's happy hours
Seem fairel than to-day; -:
For that mysterious charm that clinga
Forever round departed things
Has made them blessed for aye.
Oh, far-on, happy bygone scenes!
The vale of time that intervenes
Has cast halo round
Each we'll remembered, peaceful spot.
Lach landmark, ne'er to be forgot,
And made it hallowed ground.
Oh, persisted hopes! believed with tears,
And, buried in the grave OF years,
Must they forever be
Like treasures buried meath the sands
or far-off Oriental lands,
Or pearls beneath the sea?
There comes whisper to each heart
When from its idols called to part,
1t shall not be for aye.
The night shall surely have its dawn;
The brightness of it's summer morn
Shall chase the gloom away.
For persisted hopes of long ago,
Like flowers that lie beneath the snow,
Shall bloom again once more;
In glorious resurrection rise
To greet US with sweet surprise,
Upon o better shore.
A-James 4. Allen. in N. Y. World.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
Christian Work In Persia.

Itis somewhat singular that of all the
Christian nations the Untitled States of
America IS alone represented by Protestant
Christian missions Persia. In 1870 the only
Protestant mission was in the - city of
Oroomiah under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Presbyterian church. In 1884, under
the same patronage, there were mission
stations at Oroomiah, at Teheran, at
Tabriz and at Hamadan. The American
missionaries have now twenty-five
churches, 1875 ommunicants, and 4,57s at
tendants. The converts Ire said to be
liberal contributors to the missions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
GREAT BUFFALO HERDS.

An Interesting Reminiscence OF General
John G. Fremont.
The Union Pacific Commission during one
of the noon adjournments whiled the hours
away by INDUCING in storytelling and
sampIng the quality Of a few Havana
cigars, says the Leavenworth (Kan.) Times
General John c. Fremont, the "path-
finder" having appeared upon the scene,
he was called upon by David T. Littler to
relate few of his early "reminiscences in
the far West. -
The General, with far-away look in his
bright eyes, as if soliloquizing over the
eventful past, quietly leaned back in his
chair and said: swell, gentlemen, the
Western country was, 80 to speak, nothing
but country when first explored its wilds.
l first knew that country in 1912 During
that year went from the north of the Mis-
souri, over to the great Pacific, and had
quite an eventful experience.
eve encountered many tribes of Indians
during our tramp, and although not having
more than sixty men as escort bravely
marched over plain and mountain in the
prosecution Of our work. We subsisted
wholly on wild game, and relished it great
ly." - ...s-..E :
'::Now, General" said Commissioner Lit
tier, las Governor Pattison has seen fit to
look upon me as modern Munchausen,
simply because I had assured him that at
one time had seen drove of buffalo num-
bering over twenty thousand, i will cali upon
you to corroborate my statement
''Oh twenty Thousand is not large num-
ber," responded the pathfinder
"HoW many buffalo have you seen at one
timer asked Ex-Governor Pattison. Il,
II have seen drove OF buffalo while trav-
cling across the plains through which it
took our party three days to pass. sup
pose that there must have been two hundred
thousand in the drove. You could see them
as far as the eye could reach, yet today
they are almost extinct. .
value Of Texas Dogs.
a Texas jury gave q verdict Of s19.75 in
favor Of man whose dog had been run
nrAr and killed nv . train.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
a wonderful u,nbrella.

Frank NJ Taylor, the superintendent OF
the great ocean pier at Long Branch, car
ries q unique silk umbrella. The handle is
topped with hammered gold from five.
dollar gold piece found on the beach last
winter. The stick was cut from one of the
leaves of an ebony table which came over
with the Puritans in the Mayaower. The
ribs are covered with silk taken from the
dress worn by; lady at the time she was
pulled from before an engine in time to save
her life. The case, or cover, is made from
cloth from the catafalque in the funeral-car
Of President Garfield. Ess4-S $ $751;
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
Chicks Hatched by Cottonseed.

A Texas woman has discovered that q
pile Of cottonseed is the best of incubators
Cotton-seed thrown together in heap will
generate slow and steady heat, and the
woman knowing this placed some eggs in a
pile as an experiment and was delighted in
the course of short time to see chicks
come out of the shells healthy and hungry
Cottonseed promises to be as great boon
to the human race a. electricity,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23

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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
Catarrh

Is usually the result of neglected "cold
in the head" which causes an infam-
nation of the mucous membrane of the
nose. Unless arrested, this Inflammation
produces Catarrh which, when chronic,
becomes very offensive. 1t is impossible
to be otherwise healthy, and, at the
same time, afflicted with Catarrh. When
promptly treated, this disease may be
Cured
by the use of Ayers SarsaparilIa. **I
suffered. for years, from chronic Catarrh.
My appetite was very poor, and | felt
miserablv. None of the remedies I took
afforded me any relief, until commenced
using Ayers sarsaparilla, Of which I
have now taken five bottles. The Catarrh
has disappeared, and l am growing
strong and stout again; my appetite has
returned. and my health is fully restored.
Susan L. w. Cook. 900 Albany street,
Boston Highlands. Mass.
Twas troubled with Catarrl, and all its
attendant evils. for several years. tried
various remedies. and was treated by
n number of physicians, but received
no benefit until l commenced taking
Ayers Sarsap;trilla. A few bottles Of
this medicine cured me of this trouble
some complaint, aud completely restored
my health and strength. jesse Boggs,
Holman's Mills. Albermarle, n. C.
If you would strengthen and invigorate
your system more rapidly and surely than
by any other medicine, use Ayers Sar-
s.aparilla.
1t is the safest and most reliable of all
blood purifiers. No other remedy is so
effective in cases of chronic Catarrh.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, s.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
Chronic


Catarrh destroys the sense of smell and
taste, consumes the cartilages of the nose,
and. unless properly treated, hastens its
victim into Consumption. 1t usually in
dicates Il scrofulous condition of the sys-
tenn. and should be treated, like chronic
ulcers and eruptions, through the blood.
The most obstinate and dangerous forms
of this disagreeable disease
Can be
cured by taking Ayers Sarsaparilla. **I
have always been more or less troubled
with Scroflia. but never seriously until
the spring of 1882. At that time took Il
severe cold in my head, which. notwith-
standing all Efforts to cure grew worse.
and finally became Il chronic Catarrh.
1t was accompanied with terrible head
aches, deafness. Il continual coughing, and
with great soreness of the lungs. My
throat and stomach were SO polluted with
the mass of corruption from my head
that Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, and
Emaciation totally untitled me for bu>i-
ness. tried many of the so-called spe-
cities for this disease. but obtained no
relief until l commenced taking Ayers
SarSaparil!a. After using two bottles of
this medicine, noticed IN improvement
in my condition. When | had taken six
bottles all traces of Catarrh disappeared,
and my health was completely restored. -
A. B. Cornell, Fairfield, Iowa.
For thoroughly eradicating the poisons
of Catarrh from the blood, take
Ayers Sar
saparilla. 1t will restore health and vigor
to decaying and diseased tissues, when
everything else fails.
Prepared by Dr.J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
Ayers Sar sapariIIa.

saparilla. 1t will restore health and vigor
to decaying and diseased tissues, when
everything else fails.
Prepared by Dr.J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-11-23
value Of Texa. Dogs.

favor Of man whose dog had been run
nrar and killed nv . train. WI